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  "textContent": "Rioters set fire to a bus as disorder flared at an anti-immigration demonstration in Belfast\n\nProtesters have set fire to a Glider bus on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast organised in response to Monday night’s stabbing attack in the city.\n\nAround 100 Tommy Robinson supporters stood in Parliament Square and ordered police to take the knee.\n\nIn the wake of the stabbing, the far right activist – boosted by Elon Musk – issued a rallying cry: ‘The whole of the United Kingdom is hitting the streets tonight following yet another invader attack on our people.’\n\nA man in his 40s was left with serious injuries to his eyes following the attack.\n\nThe suspect, a Sudanese national aged in his 30s, who entered the UK across the Irish border having flown from Paris to Dublin, remains in custody.\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News** alerts the moment it happens.\n\nTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo\n\nUp Next\n\nPrevious Page\n\nNext Page\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Disorder breaks out and fires started across Belfast after violent attack"
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